All posts tagged Freddie Highmore

Freddie Highmore has spent the better part of the last several years growing up – in many ways literally – on camera. After breaking into the public consciousness with “Finding Neverland,” he reinvented candy-loving Charlie in Tim Burton’s Willy Wonka remake, and subsequently gave dimensions to a variety of young adult characters. In his latest, “The Art of Getting By,” Highmore plays George, a teenager defined by an utter lack of identity, and yet who begins to find himself as he attracts the attention of a cute classmate played by Emma Roberts. Speakeasy caught up with Highmore late last week via telephone to talk about “The Art of Getting By,” a film in which the young actor not only plays a character coming of age, but one which helped him come of age himself.

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.